Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Nov 27, 2021, 5:56 AM GMT-12 (17:56 UTC), 582 km (362 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-11-27 17:56:48 UTC
Depth
582.0 km (361.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.884° S, 179.307° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 17.6 km horizontally, 12.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
154°
Stations used
27

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.0south of the Fiji Islands · 1751 days ago · 562 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 1748 days ago · 550 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 4.9Fiji region · 1737 days ago · 585 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 5.1Fiji region · 1734 days ago · 586 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 1731 days ago · 589 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 1725 days ago · 591 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 1721 days ago · 619 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 1712 days ago · 622 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 4.2south of the Fiji Islands · 1711 days ago · 592 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 4.2south of the Fiji Islands · 1711 days ago · 581 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 1772 days ago · 603 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 4.0Fiji region · 1774 days ago · 461 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 1778 days ago · 568 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 1785 days ago · 577 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 1790 days ago · 576 km deep · 64 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000g8f4. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:14 AM UTC.